Deposition of William Merryfield

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William Merryfield late of Craghtymore in the barony of Barrymore & within the County of Corke yeoman (a brittish protestant) duely sworne & examined by vertue of &c deposeth and saith That on or aboute Christmas last & since the begining & by meanes of this presente rebellion in Ireland he lost was robbed and forceably dispoyled of his goods and Chattles to the seuerall values following vizt value of 251 li. 10 s.
Of Cowes and heiffers at Craghtymore aforesaid to the value of three & twenty pounds ten shillings Of houshould stuffe to the value of Twenty shillings Of hay to the value of fiue pounds Of mault to the value of twenty pounds The deponent saith that by meanes of this rebellion he was dispossessed of his farme of Craghtymore wherin he had a lease of foure and thirtie yeeres to come woorth to this deponent aboue the landlords rent twenty pounds per annum wherin he is damnified the sume of two hundred pounds he saith that Arte mc Donnell ô Keeffe of Glanfrughan in the said County gentleman nowe in rebellion is in debted to him the sume of 40 s. Of debts amounting to the sume of eleauen pounds due from the vndernamed persons vizt Arte mc Donnell ô Keeffe of Glanfr e ghan in the said Cou nty gentleman and William Barry of Kil[ ]ane in the said County gentleman [ ] The totall of his losses amounts to two hundred nyne <one> & fiftie pounds ten shillin g es The deponent saith that he was robbed as he is credibly informed by the rebells their names he knoweth not in regard of his said Cattle was taken away by night by the said Arte mc Donnell & Arte mc ffinen o Keefe of Dunbolloecke in the said Com gentleman he saith And that Walter Spencer of Ballynalty in the said County gentleman formerly a protestant is since this rebellion turned papist & further he deposeth not
William Merifield
Jurat coram nobis
19o Augusti 1642
Phil: Bisse
{Jam Wallis}

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The examination of
William Merefield
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Cork